Gort's Blue Flame III (Don't forget to watch the video!)

[frankrede]

Great cannon man!!!

How much did that 3 way valve cost you? Where did you get it from? Would a store like HomeDepot carry them or do I need to get them online?
Do you have some kind of pop off valve on it so that it stops puting propane in the pipe at the right PSI?
If not, then do you have some kind of pressure guage and you wait till right PSI and inject the propane?

Thanks man. Again, very clean and nice gun. Great idea on the 3 way valve.

Home depot wouldn't have a valve like that.
I would check on mcmaster.com for a valve like that

[rebalgray]

McMasters does have the three way valve. Around $19.00

rebalgray

[FeLeX]

Thanks guys! I think I am going to do the same type of meter pipe. The charging looks so much faster then on regular.

[Punstype]

hey gort

ive tried looking on mcmaster for the three way valve and couldnt find it could you give us more info?

[sgort87]

They are difficult to find. It's part number: 6464K12

[Spuddin]

that is a great looking gun man, im sure u put alot of thought and work into it. very sweet! if this was youtube i would give u 5 stars lol

[Major Woody]

Gort,
Beautiful work, nice attention to detail. Way to innovate.

Couple of newb questions for you--I did a forum search but can't seem to find the answers.

First--the Latke style venting...is there a thread somewhere you could point me to which gives a bit more detail on how the plug thing is constructed? I can see a rubber stopper looking thing with a shoulder to it, but what exactly is that rubber piece anyway?

The Lowes near us has bronze bushings in their hardware section. I would think a half inch thick bronze bushing on the metal bracket, used in conjunction with a smooth-shafted hex bolt, would give you the smooth action that the other guys are talking about, without you needing to weld anything up or add a secondary bracket.

Second--the street elbows. My plumbing supply place doesn't have them. Wondering if you could point me to a source?

[wangpushups]

This gun kicks... I'm not a huge fan of the flames but you did a nice job on that and the details. How many cannons have you made?

[xequa]

Simply unreal, Gort. I think I need to make one of those.

[The Kid]

xegua this topic is old

[sgort87]

I dunno, I think it's safe to call a topic like this one "timeless".

[The Kid]

I dunno, I think it's safe to call a topic like this one "timeless".

for now its "timeless" but one day people are gonna forget all about it.

*john jaratts wolf creek laugh*

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[lrdgz]

Well...., and where do I find this single touch meter, because the next one will be inspired by your job

[EphOph]

He said the valve was from McMaster, part number 6464K12. It currently goes for $18. I also found a similar one at DeeTag. For the rest of the meter, you would need a propane torch, a pressure regulator, and some compression hose fittings, which can all be found at Home Depot.